Broom



Feb. 28, 1933. L E- GOELLER 1,899,322 l BROOM Filed Jan. 8, 1951 LawfefzceE'. Gaeller Y lio Patented Feb. i. 28, .1933 i i 1,899,3zzf

LAWRENCE is.V GOELLER, F CIRCLEVILLETOHIO, Assienon To THEM. GreoELLnB/s soNs co., oFcIncLnVILLEY',omda.conronarionoroirro BROOM,

appiication'niea`l1anuary s, v1931.r `serialy No4-507,495.

This inventionrelates to brooms, 'brushes and the like, and ithas for its' general obj ect.'- v the provision oty a novel constructionl 'of broom head and receiving l'socket therefor for securing the broom to the broom handle.y

One oi' Ythe morefspecilicV objects of 'the inventionis to provide ya metal bound broom l head comprising c an, encircling band .within which the fibers of the broom are -pressed and securedunder pressure,

klAnother object of theinvention is tliepro-k vision of astamped metal socket havingre inforcing ribs formed thereupon, vertically,

horizontally and diagonally `whereby distor-vk tion of the socket through excessive use or abuse, is prevented.` 4 y f, v A .further ob'ect of the inventiongis the .provisionof a socket in which the said ribs vare stamped, some onone side, and some on theother, whereby Vthe ei'ective thickness ofy themsheetstockV from `which ythe socket is;

madeis multiplied and its strength thereby increased. v u

the provision of dualV utility for the ribs, the vertical ribs forming a cliaiinel'forreceiving the'broom handle, the horizontal ribs forming a reinforcement for the free edges` of the socket which adj oin the flexible portion of the head, and the -diagonal ribs pressing inwardly against the broom'head for frictionally holdingit iii'pla'ce Within the socket.

Other objects of the invention will appear f as the follovifng' description of a preferred and practical embodiment thereof proceeds.

In the drawing in Whichj the'same char- .Y

acters of reference are used throughout the severalligures to designate identical parts: Figure l is a front 4elevation, of a broom embracing the yfeatures of the present invention, `a part of the handle 'being omitted;

yFigure 2 is anend elevation; f

' yFigure '3 is a vertical cross section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1; and

Figuree is a vertical'sectionftakenalong the line 4 4 of Figure' 3. f

v Referring nowindetail to the several yfigures, the numeral `lrepresentsth'e `broomy head proper, which is composed of a sweep ingv sheaf yof, straws or lfibers, bound together rality of wisps or tufts.

',Stillanother object of theVy invention c withftliread in the usual mannerindicated atv Zand sewn through andthrougiyas usual to segregate Ythe straws or fibers intofa pluthe broom head is bound with a metallic The Lupper end of band?l and the ibers are ybrought together undery reat ressure within this band Vand securedl through and through bv'nails 4 or similar devices, the free ends off`Which. are clinched or otherwise secured, on the opposite side of the broom head, so vas to retain thcstraws' or libers constituting the upper end ofthe broom head intoa solid and compact manner.v f a The broom lieadthus'formed is secured in a sockety 5 consisting of complementary dished halves 6 and 7 suitably secured to-y gether at thei-rmeeting edges 8. The socket thus formedV has aycylindrcal neck 9 for receiving ythe broomhandle -10 and the opf posite end .ofv the socket'presents an enlarged long andk relatively narrowV opening 11V in ,which the' broom head is inserted. The broom head is preferably somewhat tapered towards its upper end and the socket 5 is similarly tapered so that when the broom head is pushed intothe socket; it assumes a wedged `position within 'said' socket.

Thesocket 5 isprovidedon itsV opposite faces with ribs Stamped or otherwise suitably formed, one pair ot oppositelyfacing ribs l2 'lov being stamped outwardly providing aligned channels on the iiinerside of the socketmember adjacent the neck for receiving the broom handle and holding: it against 'lateral dis! placement. f

The free edge of the socketsurrounding the opening 11l islared outwardly so that the sharp'edges of the socket 5 will notcut the fibers whenthe'head ofthe broom Heines, iii Atransverse rib 15 is ystamped out? use. wardly inthe socket member on each side extendiiig'parallel to this flared edge and adc jacent thereto, yand constitutes a reinforcement which prevents deforming of the ends through the pressure of the flexingV broom;

-Tliervertical and transverse ribs thus described also actas reinforcing members for t-he socket, the yverticalr ribsprevcntingthe socket from collapsin'gor bending alongai horizontal fold adjacent the neck while the tion.

transverse ribs maintain the enlarged relatively flat part of the socket against bending.

Between these two sets of ribs are diagonal ribs 13 stamped in the opposite sides ofthe socket member and extending inwardly. Due to their diagonal relation,these ribs act as the diagonal struts in any parallelogram structure and prevent distortion of the socket through excessive use or abuse.

The fact that certain of the ribs are stamped outwardly while others are stamped inwardly, has the effect of increasing the thickness of the metal stock of which theV sockety is made several times and thus proportionately increases the strength of the construction.

It will be noted that the inwardly stamped diagonal ribs 13 on-each side of the socket converge downwardly toward the median line ofthe socketA forming with the intervening Vspaces a diagonal corrugation which grips the upper banded end of the `broom head to prevent the latter loosening or coming out of the socket member.

In the manufacture of the broom rivets 14 pass through both sides ofthe socket member and through the banded portion of the broom head, said rivets being inserted in the recesses of the diagonal ribs and pressing the latter intimately into the metal band of the broom head.: It is obvious therefore, that the pressure of the rivets causes the band to assume a somewhat, even though slight, undulating form, interiitting within the spaces between the diagonal ribs so that any force tending to dislodge the broom head tends to tighten these interfitting spaces, wedgelike against said ribs and thereby prevents loosening of the broom head relative to the socket.

The positioning of the rivets within the hollows formed by the diagonal ribs places the heads and tails of the rivets below the general plane of the socket surfaces soV that they will not deface furniture against which the sides of the broom sockets may come into contact.

Y A broom constructed according to the principles of the invention as above described provides a head which securely holds the straws or fibers and protects same from being chafed or cut, due to the outwardly Haring edges of the broom socket. Moreover, the broom head itself is wedged in the socket in one direction by the corresponding tapered shapes of both the broom head and the socket, while the diagonal strut ribs have the eflike areas of contact between the socket and the banded portion of the broom head which prevents the working loose of the broom head from the socket in the opposite direc- The broom handle may be riveted or otherwise suitably secured within the socket.

While I have in the above description detined a preferred and practical form of the including a sweepng-sheaf and a metallic band compressively encompassing the sweepj ing-sheaf at one end, said broom head at the `banded end and said socket being correspondingly tapered and assembled in telescoped relation, the sides of said socket being provided with inwardly projecting inclined ribs and means passing through said ribs and bands and for unaintaining said ribs clampably pressed against said band.

2. A broom construction comprising a socket member and broom head, the latter including a sweeping-sheaf and a metallic band compressively encompassing the sweeping-sheaf at one end,said broom head at the banded end and said socket being correspondingly tapered and assembled in telescoped relation, the sides of said socket being formed with inwardly projecting inclined ribs converging'toward the median portions of said sides in the direction of the `broom head, said ribs being clampaloly Vcompressively encompassing the sweepingsheaf at one end, said broom head at the banded end and said socket being correspondingly tapered and assembled in telescoped relation, the sides of said socket being formed with inwardly stamped inclined ribs and means passing through the sides of the socket in the depressions formed by said ribs, and throughv said band, for maintaining said ribs clampably pressed against said band.

5. A broom construction as claimed in claim 4, the ribs converging toward the median portions of said sides in the direction of the broom head. j 6. A broom Vconstruction comprising a socket member adapted to receive a broom head, said socket member being formed on its opposite sides with outwardly stamped corresponding ribs forming a channel for the broom handle, transverse outwardly stamped ribs adjacent the edges of said socket remote from said broom handle, and diagonal inwardly stamped ribs located in a zone above said transverse ribs. l

In testimony whereof'I aiiix my signature.

LAWRENCE E. GOELLER. 

